﻿#region License

//===================================================================================
//Copyright 2010 HexaSystems Corporation
//===================================================================================
//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
//You may obtain a copy of the License at
//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//===================================================================================
//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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#endregion


namespace System
{
	public static class EnumExtensions
	{
		public static string GetEnumMemberValue(this Enum value)
		{
			System.Runtime.Serialization.EnumMemberAttribute[] attributes
				= value.GetType().GetField(value.ToString())
				.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(System.Runtime.Serialization.EnumMemberAttribute), false)
				as System.Runtime.Serialization.EnumMemberAttribute[];

			return attributes.Length > 0 ? attributes[0].Value : string.Empty;
		}
	}
}
